A Toyota Prius is looking good
A Toyota Prius is looking good
Boom, cough,cough,cough
its not just cars either that use the crap. my father in law often brings me controllers out of access equipment which i have to then resolder/ reflow.
i recently spent 2 hours resoldering the engine management computer from an audi car. i swear there were more bad soldering joints than good ones. unfortunately even a 2nd hand replacement was $650 and i hate to think the cost of a new one
OK, if you are going down that track, Suzuki Farmworker would be worth a peek before you get the side by side. Same prize ish, bigger, and a heater and windscreen....
Or rather than the trailer, get the bigger vehicle for towing the trailer on the road that is cheaper to run / repair and get a Vitara or Jimney or similar for a hunting vehicle. The Jimnay is $20k BRAND NEW so plenty of life there, and they are very capable for hunting vehicles. Older 413s are easier to fix (but more likely to need repair / service due to age)
This way when Towing you have the right vehicle fo rthe job and when out hunting you have the right vehicle for the job. You dont end up on a tight narrow track with a large ute squeezing through that is carrying a lot of spare capacity that you didnt need to take.
I'm drawn to the mountains and the bush, it's where life is clear, where the world makes the most sense.
Flag the Amarok , they are a heap of shit once they have a couple of k's on them.
Have a look around for a Hilux of around the 2012 vintage you will be happy.
Fixed.
Bay Tyres-Driving the best deal since ages ago
i have yet to lay my hands on a newish hilux to sort out egr turnoff. my aim is to build mod kits for most of the major brands.
ok its for financial gain but after fitting one to our mitsi triton it pays for itself in a year or less (depending on miles driven) or for you lot that are metriculated km's
Be careful @ZQLewis mate. I’ve been a VW fan since the mid 80s, I have a 1987 Golf GTi 16v 2-door! Have always had a soft spot for GTi. But I’d never, ever go in for an out of warranty Amarok.
Several comments so far have highlighted the risks. In Aus they were a bit of a distaster once the corrugations and moisture got into them. I seriously recommend doing so Aussie research, find out a bit from those blokes. They are the kind of vehicle that if something serious goes wrong, it’ll be a big decision whether to bother fixing it or not.
You know they’re made in Argentina, right? So are several other cars, some quite good ones! But there’s lot of less than complimentary quality control comments about older Amarok though, random stuff. Also, frequent, short, cold engine journeys are not good for common rail diesels and they are bloody thirsty if you run them like that.
I’d never recommend this as an option... but seeing as how you mentioned it... our spare car that we use to carry anything, inside or on the roof, to pull down old sheds, tension fences (yes, really), go for broke in the bush, I hauled up a 600kg Hereford with it the other day... is a 1993 Toyota Surf 3.0 V6. Unbreakable. As a hunting wagon, can’t go wrong. Who gives a shit if it gets scratched, covered in blood? Love that truck, have had it 20 years.
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